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Many cities and times have seen active gangs and gang members congregating and controlling territory, however in the 1950s and 60s the youth gangs in the Bronx, New York, emerged with a particular notoriety.

Mid twentieth-century Bronx gangs

Gangs of the Bronx included

• the Fordham Baldies
• the Ducky Boys Gang aka the Ducky Gang
• the Fordham Flames
• the Golden Guineas (a predominantly Italian American gang)
• the Villa Avenue Gang
• the Bailey Gang
• the Autumn&Shay Gang

Trivia

Rumors often swept Bronx high schools in the 1950s and 1960s that "the Baldies were coming" to confront the student body, at the generally docile Bronx High School of Science and the more macho, all-male DeWitt Clinton High School. Such rumors would often bring along a large police presence, and long disruptions.

The Fordham Baldies were reputed to shave the heads, and other body parts, of those they caught. This was found to be a nice touch in the Wanderers movie, but in reality, the Fordham Baldies were named for the Bald Eagle and had the Duck's Ass or "D.A." hairstyle made famous by Tony Curtis and Fonzie from Happy Days

External links

• www.lantern-media.com/LanternBronxGangs.htm
• www.backinthebronx.com

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